,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to transfer unobligated     
,,covid relief funds to the ,department 
of ,justice for the ,,cops ,hiring      
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fund the ,police ,act of #bjba4    
#b4 ,rescission of ,coronavirus ,state  
,fiscal ,recovery ,fund amounts  7a7    
,rescission  7#a7 ,in general ,of the   
unobligated balances of amounts         
appropriated under section #fjb7;a77#a7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7as added 
by section #iija of the ,american       
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public    
,law #aag-b77 on the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 #ej1jjj1jjj1jjj is        
rescinded4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments 
,section #fjb of the ,social ,security  
,act 7as added by section #iija of the  

,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba   
7,public ,law #aag-b77 is amended-- 7,a7
 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking     
#bai1hjj1jjj1jjj and inserting          
#afi1hjj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 in          
subsection 7b77#c77;,a71 by striking    
#aie1cjj1jjj1jjj and inserting          
#ade1cjj1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,appropriation   
,there is appropriated for an additional
 amount1 out of amounts in the ,treasury
 not otherwise appropriated1 for the    
fiscal year ending ,september #cj1      
#bjba1 an amount equal to the amount    
rescinded under subsection 7a77#a71 to  
remain available until expended1 to the 
,attorney ,general1 of which-- 7#a7     
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be made available  
under the heading ,department of        
,justice--,office of ,justice           
,programs--,state and ,local ,law       
,enforcement ,assistance for the ,edward
 ,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance  
,grant program as authorized by subpart 
#a of part ,e of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      

,streets ,acts of #aifh 7except that    
section #ajja7;c71 and the special rules
 for ,puerto ,rico under section        
#eje7;g71 of such ,act1 shall not apply 
for purposes of this ,act73 ,provided1  
,that each recipient of an award under  
the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice   
,assistance ,grant program certify that 
the recipient is in compliance with     
section #fdb of the ,illegal            
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc72  7#b7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj  
shall be made available under the       
heading ,department of ,justice--,office
 of ,justice ,programs--,community      
,oriented ,policing ,services for grants
 under section #agja of title ,i of the 
#aifh ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe
 ,streets ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7   
for hiring and rehiring of additional   
career law enforcement officers under   
part ,q of such title1 notwithstanding  
subsection 7i7 of such section #agja3   
,provided1 ,that each recipient of an   

award under section #agja of title ,i of
 the #aifh ,omnibus ,crime ,control and 
,safe ,streets ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4      
#ajcha7 certify that the recipient is in
 compliance with section #fdb of the    
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgc72 and  7#c7        
#dh1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be made available 
under the heading ,department of        
,justice--,office of ,justice ,programs 
to establish a ,law ,enforcement        
,assistance ,trust ,fund to ensure the  
long-term availability of ,federal      
support for ,state and local law        
enforcement activities1 of which not    
more than #ejj1jjj1jjj may be made      
available in each fiscal year for grants
 awarded under the ,community ,oriented 
,policing ,services grant program under 
section #agja of title ,i of the #aifh  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha71   
except that not less than #hj percent of
 such amount shall be made available for

 hiring and rehiring of additional      
career law enforcement officers under   
part ,q of such title1 notwithstanding  
subsection 7i7 of such section #agja1   
and not more than #ejj1jjj1jjj may be   
made available in each fiscal year for  
grants awarded under the ,edward ,byrne 
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
program as authorized by subpart #a of  
part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus     
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,acts
 of #aifh3 ,provided1 ,that each        
recipient of an award made out of the   
,law ,enforcement ,assistance ,trust    
,fund certify that the recipient is in  
compliance with section #fdb of the     
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgc74